Sago Mine Disaster

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A miner photographs the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, for four of the 12...
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Mourners stand at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, for four of the 12 miners...
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A miner's helmet sits atop the cross for Sago miner Dave Lewis at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV...
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A miner's helmet sits atop the cross for Sago miner Marshall Winans at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in...
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A miner's helmet sits atop the cross for Sago miner Jack Weaver at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV...
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A miner's helmet sits atop the cross for Sago miner Alva Marty Bennett at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in...
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A couple stand at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, for four of the 12 miners...
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A memorial to four of the 12 miners killed in the Sago mine explosion sits on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV...
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Mourners stand at the memorial on the county courthouse lawn in Phillipi, WV Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, for four of the 12 miners...
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Florist David Feola in Buckhannon, WV, prepares an arrangement Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, for a funeral service for one of the...
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A light cover of snow lays Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV, Sago...
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A light cover of snow lays Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV, Sago...
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A light cover of snow lays Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV, Sago...
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A light cover of snow lays Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV, Sago...
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Florist Connie Bailey in Buckhannon, WV, makes black ribbon bows Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, to be displayed to honor the miners...
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Florist Connie Bailey in Buckhannon, WV, makes black ribbon bows Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, to be displayed to honor the miners...
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A prayer request for the 12 miners killed at the Sago mine explosion in Buckhannon, WV, is written Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, on...
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Debra Pancake hangs a black bow over the entrance of her gas station store in Buckhannon, West Virginia, Friday, Jan. 6,...
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Debra Pancake hangs a black bow over the entrance of her gas station store in Buckhannon, West Virginia, Friday, Jan. 6,...
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Debra Pancake hangs a black bow over the entrance of her gas station store in Buckhannon, West Virginia, Friday, Jan. 6,...
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Families stop and talk after services Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at the Sago Baptist Church near the mine where 12 miners were...
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A couple leaves the Sago Baptist Church after services Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, near the mine where 12 miners were killed in an...
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A couple and their child leave the Sago Baptist Church after services Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, near the mine where 12 miners...
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A womans holds the family Bible as she leaves the Sago Baptist Church after services Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, near the mine...
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The funeral procession and hearse carrying the body of Sago miner Jesse Jones passes Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, the road leading...
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The funeral procession and hearse carrying the body of Sago miner Jesse Jones passes Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, the road leading...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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The sunset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, casts a warm glow across some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon, WV,...
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A federal mine inspector fills a syringe with air pumped from inside the Sago mine at Buckhannon, WV, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006....
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A federal mine inspector fills a syringe with air pumped from inside the Sago mine at Buckhannon, WV, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006....
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A federal mine inspector caps a syringe after filling it with with air pumped from inside the Sago mine at Buckhannon, WV,...
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A federal mine inspector holds syringes filled with air pumped from inside the Sago mine at Buckhannon, WV, Saturday, Jan....
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Used mining equipment lays in a field Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at the Sago mine cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon,...
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John Tenney loads a van Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, in Buckhannon, WV, with flowers to be taken to a funeral home for the...
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Workers for International Coal Group prepare ground for a vent hole to be drilled into Sago mine near Buckhannon, WV,...
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A surveyor for International Coal Group prepares the placement of a vent hole to be drilled into Sago mine near Buckhannon,...
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A surveyor for International Coal Group measures the placement of a vent hole to be drilled into Sago mine near Buckhannon,...
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A surveyor for International Coal Group measures the placement of a vent hole to be drilled into Sago mine near Buckhannon,...
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Used mining equipment lays in a field Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at the Sago mine cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon,...
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Used mining equipment lays in a field Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at the Sago mine cleaning facility buildings at the Buckhannon,...
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Families leave the Sago Baptist church near Buckhannon, WV, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2005, after services. Twelve miners were killed...
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Lynette Robe leans out her car window to photograph the Sago mine Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, near Buckhannon, WV. Twelve miners...
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Mourners leave the funeral for Sago miner Jesse Jones Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, in Buckhannon, WV Jones is one of 12 miners...
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Pallbearers arrange flowers outside the funeral home for the funeral for Sago miner Jesse Jones Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, in...
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Pallbearers carry the casket for Sago miner Jesse Jones Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, in Buckhannon, WV Jones is one of 12 miners...
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Pallbearers carry the casket for Sago miner Jesse Jones Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, in Buckhannon, WV Jones is one of 12 miners...
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Black ribbon wreaths are tied Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, to the fence at the Sago mine near Buckhannon, WV, where 12 miners were...
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Workers remove equipment in the yard Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at the Sago mine near Buckhannon, WV, where 12 miners were...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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A safety sign hangs Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, on one of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in...
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Workers remove equipment in the yard Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at the Sago mine near Buckhannon, WV, where 12 miners were...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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Some of the cleaning facility buildings at the Sago mine where 12 miners died in an explosion are shown Monday, Jan. 9,...
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Pallbearers carry the casket of Sago miner Fred Ware into the Sago Baptist church near Buckhannon, WV, Monday, Jan. 9, 2006,...
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Pallbearers carry the casket of Sago miner Fred Ware into the Sago Baptist church near Buckhannon, WV, Monday, Jan. 9, 2005,...
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Flower arrangements sit on a stump at the Sago Baptist church near Buckhannon, WV, Monday, Jan. 9, 2005, following the wake...
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A vent pipe from the Sago mine pokes from a from field Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, near Buckhannon, WV, where investigators are...
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A vent pipe from the Sago mine pokes from a from field Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, near Buckhannon, WV, where investigators are...
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